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(The Plenum Series in Social/Clinical Psychology.) Edited by Gail M. Williamson, David R. Shaffer, and Patricia A. Parmelee. 370 pp. New York, Kluwer Academic, 2000. $75. ISBN 0-306-46269-9.

Depression, one of the most common mental disorders, is particularly widespread among the elderly. Why is this so? Aren't the years after 65 supposed to be the "golden years"? Doesn't the freedom from work and child rearing open up time for all those postponed pleasures such as golf, cruises, and reading good books?

As the title of this book implies, one reason there is so much depression among members of this age group is that disordered mood is a frequent concomitant of the many physical illnesses to which elderly people are prone. In many cases, the depression may be a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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